Reaching out┬áKeith Regan learns how CalgaryÔÇÖs light rail transit system is growing in a green manner, roaring past construction and design challenges and keeping community relations in the front car.  The residents of Calgary, Alberta, have consistently shown that theyÔÇÖll use the Calgary Light Rail Transit, or CTrain system, from the time the first station and small section of track line opened to riders from 7th Avenue in downtown to Anderson Road in 1981.

Circle of knowledge┬áEllisDon is constructing a state-of-the-art LEED Gold-certified building for Nova Scotia Community College that will educate students in the building trades. Grab your composition pad and come along with April Terreri to learn more. Some might describe the construction of the Centre for the Built Environment (CBE) at Nova Scotia Community College in Dartmouth, near Halifax, as a veritable learning lab.

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Bouncing back┬áHurricane damage is a way of life for the southern states, but as Dan Bailey learns, they clean up and get on with it. In every generation there is at least one truly devastating hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico that creates enormous damage in the southern states. As a consequence, rebuilding their homes and civic amenities is nothing new to the people of Biloxi, Mississippi.

Growing in the ValleyA huge program of expansion and renovation is under way at West Hills Community College in California. Frank Gornick explains to Gay Sutton how the program has been developed in partnership with the local communities. Situated almost midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley, West Hills Community College District (WHCCD) serves a population of just under 200,000 people in an area of around 3,000 square miles.

Building blocks┬áWalton Construction is handling one piece of New OrleansÔÇÖ reconstruction puzzle. April Terreri discovers what new construction will mean for Southern University at New Orleans and the community at large. The city of New Orleans continues to pull itself together as it tries to regain the joie de vivre spirit that defined the city for generations. Hurricane KatrinaÔÇÖs blow to the area is still evident, but the damage to the communityÔÇÖs psyche is on the mend.

Operation recovery┬áOne of the busiest construction operations in the country belongs to the military, and Dan Bailey takes a look at just one small part of whatÔÇÖs happening. When it comes to spending money, the military is often perceived as having deep pockets and a cavalier attitude.

Productivity in security┬áU.S. Security Associates has over 28,000 employees nationwide after just 16 years in business. April Terreri discovers how the company secured this level of success so quickly and what it is doing to change the landscape of the security industry. Handing over your entire security operation to a contract security service company requires a high level of trust in that companyÔÇÖs ability to offer effective personnel and services.  U.S.

Rising to the occasion┬áUPA Canada is rising to todayÔÇÖs economic challenges by taking a flexible approach, Ruari McCallion learns from Keith Anderson. Who would be a construction company in todayÔÇÖs marketplace? Housing sales have virtually stopped, developers have got cold feet and stopped developingÔÇöthe level of activity has fallen off a cliff, compared with just a couple of years ago.